She opened the door carefully; Katy was sleeping in her arms. She locked the door behind her and put the keys on the table. She stayed in the lobby static.
"Ethan? Honey? Where are you?"
This silence was unusual for her, she was alert and she didn't like the feeling.
"Ethan…"
Suddenly Tony appeared, he was holding his gun.
"What's going on?"
"We are never too careful."
He put his gun back into his holster and took Katy in his arms, holding her close.
"Tony…something is wrong?"
"They've been threaten me for two weeks."
"What do you mean?"
"About three weeks ago Brett asked me to come with his group for a simple robbery; it was weird because they never asked me before. I knew it was a trap. When we arrived the two robbers were still there. I stayed in the back, I heard gunshots, one of our men was down. I was hidden behind a door. I heard Brett saying that it wasn't the good one to one of the robbers then they ran away. I took a few minutes then I came into the room. Brett yelled at me and asked me where I was. I told him I heard some noises n the other room so I went to check. After the EMT came for Smith, we all got back to the police precinct. And since then I have been receiving threats. Two days ago my four tires had been slashed and with a "You're next!" on the windshield."
"And you're telling me this only now! Are you mad?"
"I'm sorry…"
"Our lives are in danger now. Did you think about this?"
"I know but I was so close."
"What do you mean yesterday I was able to hack Brett's computer…"
"What? Seriously? McGee would be so proud of you."
This thought made her sad for a moment. Tony caressed her cheek softly.
"What did you found in Brett's computer?"
"Transactions, proofs of embezzlement and a lot of other things. Even the evidences about Josh's murder and the others."
"I had the feeling that somebody was following me for some days."
"So do I."
"And April is acting weirder than usual."
"What do you mean?"
"She asked me to organize a party in our house next week. I said no, and she answered me that we've been here for two years and you that we don't really mix well with the community. She thinks we're strange because we don't invite people except Connie and that we're hiding something."
"She is working with Brett. She wants to come here to find something to confirm Brett's suspicions."
"How do you know?"
"Her name is often quoted in his reports."
"Where did you hide them?"
"I sent them to my old mail box!"
"That's wonderful, it means that we are going back home?"
"Yes."
She hugged him overwhelmed with joy. Finally her family will meet Katy and learn about their happiness.
"When?"
"Tomorrow?"
"Wow it's pretty quick!"
"We are in danger here."
"What about Connie and the kids?"
"We'll talk to her tonight? She has to come with us."
"Okay…I'll begin to pack our personal things and Katy's stuffs."
They didn't had a lot of things except for Katy's things, all came with the house. The clothes, the furniture, the cars everything. All she cared about here would fit probably in one big bag. She was so happy to leave here; she was missing them so much. She looked at Tony who was now playing with a fully awake Katy. She smiled, even though sometimes it was so hard, he was always here for her. Packing didn't took long except for Katy's clothes. They were lunching when the doorbell rang.
"Who is it?"
"April."
Ziva was already exasperated; she hated that girl even more now she knew what she did to Connie's husband. She slowly opened the door.
"Yes April what do you need?"
"I wanted to apologize about this morning, I was a bit rude."
She looked at the boxes in the lobby.
"Are you leaving?"
"God no those are Katy's old clothes we are putting them in the basement to make some room."
"Why don't you give those?"
"Katy is our first, we care very much about those things."
"Okay I see."
"Did you need anything else?"
"What about drink?"
"Actually Ethan and I are having lunch so…"
"Oh okay so I'll see later."
"Right."
She closed and was very proud of herself, if she was back in DC, she would have kicked her ass in a second. She went back in the kitchen. Tony was still eating.
"Who was it?"
"April."
"What a leech! Don't worry about her; soon she'll be in prison with her husband.
They finished their lunch and Tony went to take a nap with Katy. Her phone rang.
"Hey Connie!"
"Andreya! I was worried about you. Everything is fine?"
"It's okay, don't worry."
"Thank God."
"So at what time will you finish?"
"In two hours."
"Okay. Can you come at my house after? Please?"
"Something definitely happened! What is it?"
"No, don't worry Connie, I just need to see you that's all friendship is about right?"
"Yes. So I'll see you then!"
"Okay bye."
She didn't want to tell her the truth, you never know with phones. She decided it was a great time for a run. She went into her bedroom to change clothes. Tony was still sleeping, she softly touched his hair.
"Honey?"
"Hum."
"I'm going for a run."
"Okay but Zee be careful please."
"Always."
There was a park close to their home, where she has her habits. She put her MP3 on and began to run. She has always liked the sensation, she used to do it by dawn but with Katy it was nearly impossible now. She had been running for two hours when she stopped, exhausted. She was alone, and she had that feeling back. She decided to go back home as quickly as possible. She was so preoccupied that she didn't notice the man who arrived behind her. All she felt was a sharp pain and then her world went dark.
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